Ncaa Bans Six Men’s Basketball Players For Manipulating Performances In Betting Scheme

The NCAA revoked nan eligibility of six men’s assemblage hoops players for allegations of sports betting connected Friday successful 3 abstracted cases astatine New Orleans, Mississippi Valley and Arizona State.

The NCAA Committee connected Infractions released findings from an investigation that concluded Cedquavious Hunter, Dyquavian Short, Jamond Vincent, Donovan Sanders, Alvin Stredic and Chatton ‘BJ’ Freeman manipulated their performances to suffer games, not screen betting lines, guarantee definite prop bets were reached aliases provided accusation that enabled others to do truthful during nan 2024-25 regular season.

In September, nan NCAA besides banned 3 assemblage hoops players for betting connected their ain games astatine Fresno State and San Jose State.

The violations astatine New Orleans against Hunter, Short and Vincent came to ray aft nan NCAA received a extremity astir crippled manipulation. The NCAA said a student-athlete overheard nan 3 players talk a 3rd statement placing a stake connected their crippled against McNeese State connected 28 December 2024. New Orleans mislaid 86-61.

That aforesaid student-athlete reported that during a timeout adjacent nan extremity of nan game, Short instructed him not to people immoderate much points. New Orleans suspended each 3 student-athletes for nan remainder of nan play while it investigated nan allegations.

The NCAA investigation showed that nan 3 players manipulated their performances successful 7 games from December done January to suffer by much points than nan dispersed for that game.

The violations against Freeman were uncovered erstwhile nan NCAA reviewed matter messages involving Mykell Robinson, who played astatine Fresno State. Records connected Robinson’s telephone indicated that connected 4 abstracted occasions betwixt November and December 2024, Freeman knowingly provided accusation to Robinson, who was betting connected Freeman done regular imagination sports accounts.

Freeman besides knowingly provided accusation connected astatine slightest 2 occasions to his then-girlfriend, who was besides betting connected Freeman.

The NCAA said past period that it had been investigating astatine slightest 30 existent aliases erstwhile players for gambling issues.